British Deputy High Commissioner Javed Patel visits Sylhet
British Deputy High Commissioner Javed Patel visited Sylhet on 25-26 January 2021. This was Mr Patel’s first visit to Sylhet since he joined the British High Commission in Dhaka in February 2020. During his visit, Mr Patel reflected on the long friendship between the UK and Bangladesh and met local officials to discuss opportunities for further shared growth.
On the first day of his visit, Mr Patel met City Mayor, Ariful Haque Chowdhury. Besides discussing longstanding people-to people ties, they talked about the UK’s role working with the Sylhet City Corporation and United Nations Development Programme to alleviate urban poverty. The programme comprises a range of activities including community mobilization, COVID-19 awareness, nutritional support and livelihood grants. To date, the programme has helped around 110,00 people currently living in Sylhet. Mr Patel also met the Sylhet Divisional Commissioner, Md Mashiur Rah